Hodges' No. 14 is the first to be retired since the Dodgers retired Don Sutton's No. 20 in 1998.
Team policy is to limit retiring numbers to Hall of Famers. The only exception to the rule was Jim Gilliam, the longtime Dodger infielder, outfielder and coach whose No. 19 was retired on Oct. 10, 1978, before Game 1 of the World Series, two days after he died from a massive brain hemorrhage at the age of 49.
Hodges guided the Mets to the 1969 World Series championship after they had never finished higher than ninth during their first seven seasons.SUGGESTED:Hodges' son Gil Jr. and daughter Irene participated in the jersey retirement ceremony. Hodges was considered for selection by the Hall of Fame's Veterans Committee beginning in 1987, but was never elected. The closest he came to being elected in voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America was in 1983, his 15th and final ballot appearance under rules at the time, appearing on 63.4% of the ballots, with 75% being required for election.
Hodges spent the next two years in the U.S. Marine Corps. He returned to the Dodgers organization for the 1946 season, playing 129 games for Newport News and leading the Class B Piedmont League catchers in putouts, assists and fielding percentage.
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